Day in Pictures, Aug. 5, 2014

By By Mike Moffitt

on August 5, 2014 12:59 PM

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The Daenerys Targaryen of Palm Bay, Fla.: Dawn Taber allows Toothless, her winged Bearded Dragon, to crawl up her shoulder at
Repticon reptile expo in Jacksonville, Fla. Taber's company, Dragon Wings and Things of Palm Bay, devises wings
and other accessories that can be attached to lizards. So far she hasn't figured out how to make Toothless
breathe fire. less

A foothold on the beach: A boy reaches down to tickle the toes of a sculpture of a boot transforming into feet at North Avenue beach in Chicago. The sculpture was inspired by Rene Margritte's painting "Le Modele Rouge." less

A foothold on the beach: A boy reaches down to tickle the toes of a sculpture of a boot transforming into feet at North Avenue beach in Chicago. The sculpture was inspired by Rene Margritte's painting "Le ... more

Photo: Antonio Perez, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Tired of sending gift baskets of gourmet fruit to your out-of-state loved ones? Order Harry And David's new Basket O' Growls®, containing three individually packed lion cubs nested in hay. (Leon [left], Lonka and Leonora were born about two weeks ago at Serengeti Zoo in Hodenhagen, Germany.) less

We weren't suggesting otherwise: A festival-goer cheers during the heavy metal Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Germany. The festival attracts black metal, death metal, power metal, thrash metal, gothic metal, folk metal, metalcore, "nu metal" and a spattering of hard rock. less

We weren't suggesting otherwise: A festival-goer cheers during the heavy metal Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Germany. The festival attracts black metal, death metal, power metal, thrash metal, gothic ... more

Survivor rabbit: A tame bunny searches for food in the ruins of a collapsed house in Longtoushan, China's
southwest Yunnan province. A magnitude-6.1 tremor devastated the idyllic mountainside village, killing at least 398 people and destroying 80,000 houses. less

Survivor rabbit: A tame bunny searches for food in the ruins of a collapsed house in Longtoushan, China's southwest Yunnan province. A magnitude-6.1 tremor devastated the idyllic mountainside village, ... more

Photo: Greg Baker, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate among the poppies: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, walks through the Tower of London's "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of
Red" art installation. The installation will eventually comprise 888,246 ceramic poppies planted in
the tower's dry moat, each representing a British or Colonial fatality of World War I. less

Kate among the poppies: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, walks through the Tower of London's "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" art installation. The installation will eventually comprise 888,246 ceramic ... more

Thousands of poppies, real poppies not the ceramic variety, rain down on Great War Society living history enthusiasts dressed as soldiers of the 4th Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, in Bovington, England. The poppies represent the dead of World War I, which for England, began Aug. 4, 1914, when Great Britain declared war on Germany. less

Thousands of poppies, real poppies not the ceramic variety, rain down on Great War Society living history enthusiasts dressed as soldiers of the 4th Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, in Bovington, England. The ... more

What part of 'I want to come in' don't you understand? A snow leopard scratches on the glass to the delight of zoo visitors at the newly opened Allison Maher Stern Snow Leopard Exhibit at the Central Park Zoo in New York. less

What part of 'I want to come in' don't you understand? A snow leopard scratches on the glass to the delight of zoo visitors at the newly opened Allison Maher Stern Snow Leopard Exhibit at the Central Park Zoo ... more

Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images

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The teacher he'll never forget: Elementary school teacher Kaylen Winter rushes to give her student,
DeKias Sugg, a big hug after he read a speech honoring her for her influence in his life during Henderson
County Schools Convocation Day in Henderson, Ky. less

The teacher he'll never forget: Elementary school teacher Kaylen Winter rushes to give her student, DeKias Sugg, a big hug after he read a speech honoring her for her influence in his life during Henderson ... more

Electrician's tape plays an important role in the Reptile Experience: A 5-foot-long alligator rests its head on
the shoulder of Bob Shumaker of L.B. Reptile Experience, as he shows the cold-blooded critters at
Repticon 2014 in Jacksonville, Fla. less

Electrician's tape plays an important role in the Reptile Experience: A 5-foot-long alligator rests its head on the shoulder of Bob Shumaker of L.B. Reptile Experience, as he shows the cold-blooded critters ... more

Photo: Bob Self, Associated Press

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As the neighbors stuff plugs into their ears, Graham Shaw, 72, practices the cymbals at his home in
Lynn Haven, Fla. Shaw will audition for the Florida State University Marching Chiefs band in
Tallahassee. less

As the neighbors stuff plugs into their ears, Graham Shaw, 72, practices the cymbals at his home in Lynn Haven, Fla. Shaw will audition for the Florida State University Marching Chiefs band in ... more

House wrecker: Nobody was injured when rain-soaked earth slid in North Salt Lake, Utah, destroying this home in a hillside community. At least 27
other homes have been evacuated, three of which remained in imminent danger. less

House wrecker: Nobody was injured when rain-soaked earth slid in North Salt Lake, Utah, destroying this home in a hillside community. At least 27 other homes have been evacuated, three of which remained in ... more

Imagine doing this every day for fresh water: Indian women hold each other for balance while crossing the River Heran with jugs of water on their heads near Sajanpura village, Gujarat state. The women of Sajanpura must cross the river
every day to collect drinking water from the other side as the water in their village is saline and
muddy. less

Imagine doing this every day for fresh water: Indian women hold each other for balance while crossing the River Heran with jugs of water on their heads near Sajanpura village, Gujarat state. The women of ... more

Photo: Ajit Solanki, Associated Press

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National park burns: Tracy Porter breaks up a burning tree damaged by the Eiler Fire in Lassen National Park near Hat
Creek, Calif.

National park burns: Tracy Porter breaks up a burning tree damaged by the Eiler Fire in Lassen National Park near Hat Creek, Calif.

Monsoon season in the Southwest: A pedestrian hangs onto a trash can as rainwater flows towards downtown Albuquerque during a flash flood.

Monsoon season in the Southwest: A pedestrian hangs onto a trash can as rainwater flows towards downtown Albuquerque during a flash flood.

Photo: Roberto E. Rosales, Associated Press

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Daring ballet over Seattle: Pilots John Klatt, flying the blue Air National Guard MX-S airplane, and Jeff Boerboon in the red Jack's Links Extra 300L plane, fly in formation above Seattle during practice for the Boeing Seafair Air Show. less

Daring ballet over Seattle: Pilots John Klatt, flying the blue Air National Guard MX-S airplane, and Jeff Boerboon in the red Jack's Links Extra 300L plane, fly in formation above Seattle during practice for ... more